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Hal 9000

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#1408435
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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CaptainFaraday said:

Hal 9000 said:

There’s a pine tree in this shot, so we’re fine:

Out of context, this is such a fantastic remark. I can’t stop thinking about a Star Wars fan pouring over the film to make sure there was a pine tree somewhere in it.

lol, to be fair I noticed it while watching a test clip once I had plugged in MR’s and Burbin’s recent FX tweaks.

Also MR’s recent footage looks fantastic. I agree with Dom about the mist but even so I wouldn’t have batted an eye.

And sometimes while I think the nuances of color correcting people get on about (“there’s a bit too much green in the highlights” and stuff like that) evade me, you’re pressing on with a challenge. Just out of curiosity, you’re saying with Leia’s saber you literally do not perceive a difference between the new and original footage?

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#1408433
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The Clone Wars: Refocused [COMPLETE]
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Just wondering, will the opening line “It is the early days of the Clone Wars” be changed at some point through the series? It’s only three years and Anakin’s had time to fight a while, get knighted, and grow his hair out.

Oh and one other thing about the last episode I know I would have commented on, even though it should it impact any of your decisions, is that Obi-Wan calls R2 by name. Just because of my history. There’s no good way to reconcile it with ANH. lol

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#1408325
Topic
The Clone Wars: Refocused [COMPLETE]
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Episode 6 from hypothetical newcomer POV:

Interesting drama with Ventress getting the boot, and involving drawing from the same stock as Maul. It didn’t feel contrived and seemed to make sense. It did seem weird not to really involve the very first scene of the series where Maul is found alive somehow.

The episode itself felt long, and I was having a hard time staying away, but that was mostly my fault. I agree that I found myself wondering… “Where’s Poochie?” Since it’s been a while since seeing Ashoka. I don’t mind not seeing her, but it makes me wonder if she did end up becoming Anakin’s apprentice after all.

Overall the story was well structured and I noticed parallels in the story I may not have if it were split into 3 or 4 parts. Ventress becomes the next Sidious by creating the same situation for someone else that she felt so hurt by.

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#1408320
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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MR, that looks great! And dialing it up a little helps the audience notice the saber crackles now, for lack of a dedicated shot to clearly dwell on it, even if later scenes aren’t cranked to the same level.

And I don’t think I’d want to make Rey’s saber into a double blade, to fit in with material I hope to eventually see or read about that continues the story.

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#1408117
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Star Wars: <strong>The Rise Of Skywalker</strong> Redux Ideas thread
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IMHO, it’s a grey area we and the people of FE.org have maintained distance between for years. It may be somewhat out of touch with how the Internet works nowadays, but we’ve been forged by fire.

Can we let it go, though? It sounds like the disagreement is about how to assess the agreed upon facts.

Either way, this site will be free of that grey area, whether one wishes to pursue the during the parts of their lives when they aren’t on this site. (What is that, maybe 20% of their time?)

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#1408046
Topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
Time

You know what? Vote here on what craft Kylo should take to Exegol, and I’ll go with the winner.

Options:

  • Imperial shuttle. It makes logical sense, is seen to use hyperspace before onscreen, and is much more ‘believable’ to find one that would work amid the wreckage (similar to the original TIE in the original film).

  • Vader’s TIE. Symbolic/poetic value. One of a kind craft seems unlikely to be found and usable after presumably crashing into the second Death Star from the Executor.

Voting ends 2/13.

http://www.polljunkie.com/poll/obmrkd/shuttle-or-vaderx2019s-tie

Preview of options (both provided by poppasketti):

Imperial Shuttle: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X7Sz7m42fUCBJCH4ZfAoxA0SFFdq5DCb/view?usp=drivesdk

Vader’s TIE: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z-rbc0nY8BZlYalsJK3QIBMljN9qHWTi/view?usp=drivesdk